Accordoperai
gli operai
workers
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How do you say operai in Italian?
How do you pronounce operai in Italian?
operai is pronounced /ʎi opeˈraːi/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo operaio giovane ha costruito il nuovo ponte con grande abilità.
The young male worker built the new bridge with great skill.
Lo operaio italiano è stato promosso a capo cantiere perché molto bravo.
The Italian male worker was promoted to foreman because he was very skilled.
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Why is it masculine?
Operai is masculine because it derives from the Latin "operarius" (masculine noun meaning "worker" or "laborer"), which inherited the masculine gender of its root "opera" combined with the masculine agent suffix "-arius." This Latin masculine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian, keeping the -o ending typical of masculine nouns in the language.
What is the Italian word for workers?
The Italian word for workers is gli operai — masculine.
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